PRESIDENT
John Magufuli poses for a souvenir photo with the new Permanent
Secretaries and their Deputies after swearing them in at State House in
Dar es Salaam yesterday. On his right is the Vice-President, Ms Samia
Suluhu Hassan. On his left is Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa. Also in
the photo are Chief Secretary Ambassador Ombeni Sefue (left) and
Attorney General, Mr George Masaju (right). (Photo by Staff
Photographer)
NEWLY appointed Permanent Secretaries and their deputies took an integrity pledge after they were sworn in during a colourful ceremony in Dar es Salaam yesterday.
Prior to the taking of the oaths,
President John Magufuli told the PSs that anyone who didn’t agree to the
pledge or couldn’t conform to it was free to step aside and not sign
but no one flinched.
After the oath and the signing of the
newly introduced pledge where one copy goes to the Commissioner of
Ethics and the other to the signee of the pledge, the Prime Minister, Mr
Kassim Majaliwa said that the pledge taking would be a continuous
process and regional and district commissioners would go through the
same.
“Let me take this opportunity to
congratulate you all for being sworn in and taking the oath. We have
promised the people of this country to be open, ethical, trustful and if
good results are to be obtained, these pledges need to be taken and
adhered to,” he said.
The Prime Minister said that after
regional and district commissioners have taken the oath, executive
directors at council level will also take the pledge because they are
people who will be entrusted with funds for development projects.
He said that it was the expectation of
the public that the funds for particular development projects are used
for the intended reasons adding that the government will intensify its
efforts to continue building trust within the public.
When the pledge taking exercise was
complete, the Chief Secretary who was also sworn in for his second
tenure informed the PSs that today morning (January 2, 2016) there would
be a guidance seminar for them.
Newly sworn in Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, East African, Regional and International Affairs Permanent
Secretary, Dr Aziz Mlima thanked President Magufuli for the confidence
and trust he has bestowed on him and that with the aid of the pledge
will ensure that he conducts his big task ahead with the highest level
of integrity.
Dr Mlima said that he considers himself
to be at an advantage having served in a mission for over a year and has
experience of the challenges that exist but intends to work as team
with everyone at the Ministry to get solutions to the challenges that
exist both in and outside the country.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry
of Natural Resources and Tourism, Major General Gaudence Milanzi said
that poaching was top of his agenda and that he intends to come up with
solutions that will compliment efforts already being implemented by the
Ministry.
Major General Milanzi said that apart
from poaching, there are other challenges that the ministry faces like
encroachment of national parks because it is a cross cutting issue and
it needs skilled and qualified human resources
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